Test Bank for A Child's World, Infancy Through Adolescence 13e Gabriela Martorell Diane Papalia Ruth Feldman

Test Bank for A Child's World, Infancy Through Adolescence 13e Gabriela Martorell Diane Papalia Ruth Feldman-1. Child development is the scientific study of the processes that human beings undergo from the moment of conception through adolescence. The main focus of study is how children A. change. B. develop physically. C. develop social relationships. D. learn language skills. refer to page 4 APA LO: 5.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development. 2. Which of the following events paved the way for the scientific study of child development? A. the discovery of vaccines B. the enactment of child labor laws C. scientific discoveries about the nature of conception D. all of the above refer to page 5 APA LO: 1.5 Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development. Chapter 01 - Studying A Child's World 1-2 3. Which of the following helped to pioneer the study of child development as a true science? A. G. Stanley Hall's book Adolescence B. the establishment of research institutes at Berkeley and Yale C. Arnold Gesell's studies on motor development D. all of the above refer to page 5 APA LO: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development. 4. Five-year-old Tara does not make friends easily. She is shy and anxious in new situations. Because Tara's behavior has persisted over time, it is an example of developmental A. instability. B. resilience. C. stability. D. awkwardness. refer to page 4 APA LO: 5.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development. 5. first emphasized the developmental nature of behavior by publishing a record of his son's sensory, motor, language, and emotional milestones during his first years of life. A. Charles Darwin B. John B. Watson C. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard D. John Dewey refer to page 5 APA LO: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development. Chapter 01 - Studying A Child's World 1-4 6. Dietrich Tiedemann and Charles Darwin used the information obtained from to support their early theories about child development. A. baby biographies B. teachers C. doctors D. mothers' diaries refer to page 5 APA LO: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development. 7. Professor Hughes believes that students can better understand the developmental nature of behavior by studying human origins, both as a species and as individuals. Professor Hughes's belief is consistent with view of child development. A. John Locke's B. Charles Darwin's C. John Watson's D. Alfred Binet's refer to page 5 APA LO: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development. Chapter 01 - Studying A Child's World 1-5 8. Adolescence has been considered a separate stage of development since A. early in the fifteenth century. B. the twentieth century. C. Konrad Lorenz's research on imprinting. D. The Great Depression. refer to page 5 APA LO: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development. 9. Who was the first to identify adolescence as a separate stage of development? A. John Watson B. G. Stanley Hall C. Arnold Gesell D. Lewis Terman refer to page 5 APA LO: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development. 10. Marsha is taking a class in human development. This class addresses the study of humans from A. conception to adolescence. B. infancy to adolescence. C. adolescence to death. D. conception to death. refer to page 5, 6 APA LO: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the life-span perspective. Chapter 01 - Studying A Child's World 1-6 11. conducted longitudinal studies that traced the stages of motor development, which contributed to our understanding of developments that typically occur at various ages. A. G. Stanley Hall B. Arnold Gesell C. Jean Piaget D. Lewis M. Terman refer to page 5 APA LO: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the life-span perspective. 12. The study of human development A. primarily emphasizes infancy through adolescence. B. emphasizes nature over nurture. C. is interdisciplinary. D. focuses more on adult than child development. refer to page 6 APA LO: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved. Learn Smart LO: Describe the life-span perspective. 13. Developmental scientists are interested in development. A. physical B. cognitive C. psychosocial D. physical, cognitive, and psychosocial refer to page 6 APA LO: 5.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember Connect LO: 1.2: Understand what development scientists study. Learn Smart LO: Define the three domains of development.